Carpet-stretcher



A. E. PINEGAN. CARPET STRBTGHER.

(No Model.)

No. 442,874. Patented Deo. 16, 1890.

MJ I' UNITED STATES PATENT GEEICE.

AMOS E. FINEGAN, OF MEYERSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA.

oARei-:TmsraETCHEa SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.442,874, dated December 16, 1890.

Application filed November 29, 1889. Serial No. 332,035- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, AMOS E. FINEGAN, a citizen of the Unit-ed States,residing at Meyersdale, in the county of Somerset and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCarpet-Stretchers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention `relates to an improvementin carpet-stretchers; and itconsists in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

The object of my invention is to provide a stretcher for carpets whichwill embodystructural simplicity and cheapness, and one which will notinjure the carpets. I attain these objects by the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like letters ofreference indicate corresponding parts in the several views, and inwhich Figure l is a perspective view of my improved stretcher. Fig. 2 isa side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail section of the collarand groovcd end of the short arm.

In the drawings, Arepresents thelong arm of a toggle-lever, and B theshort arm,which is somewhat less than one-half of the length of the armA. The lengt-h of the respective arms maybe varied according to the useto which the device is to be applied.

The adjacent ends of the arms A and B are cut diagonally or on anincline, and are secured on their shorter faces by a straphinge C.permitting easy movement of the parts. The ends of these members may beat right angles, if desired. By forming them as above described the armsare prevented from being forced against the floor, thereby affording aneasy manipulation and a quick release of the stretched carpet.

On the outer end of the arm B is secured a cross-head I), which isplaced obliquely to the longitudinal plane of the arm to afford a bettergripping-surface for the teeth in its face. The teeth E are smoothconical pieces of metal protrudiu g a short distance from the head. Theymay be placed in any desired position on the head. I may pivot the headonthe arm, so as to vary the direction of the To so construct my forcewhen it is desired.

device I make a socket in the head and form a pin, as h, on the end ofarm B, which tits in the socket. To add strength to the head and toretain the pin inthe socket, I extend braces F from its outer endsdiagonally to the arm B, where they are secured in any suitable manner,preferably by forming a collar on the ends of the braces to unite thesame, and placing the collar in a circular groove formed in the shortarm.

In the free end of the arm A is placed two spurs H, which extend outfrom the arm and then bent at or about an angle of forty-five degrees.These spurs are tapered and placed at such an angle as to subject thecarpet to the least amount of strain, and owing to the peculiar form ofteeth the carpet is not separated.

In operating my stretcher the arms are partly folded and then forcedapart by pressure on the top after the ends have been secured. As thecarpet is stretched and fastened the pressure is removed and thestretcher freed.

I am aware that many minor changes may be made in the construction andarrangement of the parts of my device without in the least departingfrom the nature and principle of my'invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

rlhe carpet-stretcher herein described, consisting of a long and a shortarm having bev eled meeting edges, a hinge uniting the saule on theirunder shorter faces, the short arm having an annular groove therein, apin on the end of the short arm, a cross-head having a socket in itsupper face in which the pin rests, braces secured to the outer ends ofthe head and extended up to the short arm, a collar uniting the bracesand loosely fitting in the groove around the short. arm, whereby thearms may be rotated andthe pin retained in the socket, and teeth on thecross-head and long` arm, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

AMOS E. FINEGAN.

Witnesses:

I). U. BOUCHER, II. CLAY MOKINLEY.

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